Louis Armstrong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 4, 1901
- Died
- July 6, 1971 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a person of color. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a huge supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America.
Known For
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Movie · as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Dark Eyes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Movie · as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Movie · as Self
…Sings Musicals
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Movie
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Movie · as Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Movie · as Self
Jazz Evolution
Movie · as Self - Trumpet
Music Inn
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Movie · as Self
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Movie · as Trumpet, Vocal
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Movie · as Trumpet/Vocals
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie · as Himself
Året var 1955
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Story Of The Blues
Movie · as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Movie
Jazz
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 10 eps
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
Movie
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Movie
The World of Polygoon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Movie · as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Movie · as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Why America
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hello, Dolly!
Movie · as Orchestra Leader
The Johnny Cash Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Man Called Adam
Movie · as Willie Ferguson
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
Movie · as himself
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie · as Louise Armstrong
Hallo Satchmo
Movie · as Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Movie · as Self
The Day of the Oath
Movie · as Self
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Movie · as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Shindig!
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Berlin-Melodie
Movie
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Disneyland After Dark
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Paris Blues
Movie · as Wild Man Moore
Auf Wiedersehen
Movie · as er selbst
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Movie · as Self
The Beat Generation
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
Kærlighedens melodi
Movie · as Musician with Orchestra
The Five Pennies
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
La Paloma
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Discorama
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Satchmo the Great
Movie
The Edsel Show
Movie · as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Self · 1 ep
High Society
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
Jazz Ball
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Jazz Trumpeter · 1 ep
The Glenn Miller Story
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
Saluti e baci
Movie · as himself
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Glory Alley
Movie · as Shadow Johnson
The Strip
Movie · as Himself
Here Comes the Groom
Movie · as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
I'm in the Revue
Movie · as Band Leader
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Song Is Born
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 14 eps
New Orleans
Movie · as Himself
Pillow to Post
Movie · as Orchestra Leader
Jam Session
Movie · as Himself
Atlantic City
Movie · as Himself
Cabin in the Sky
Movie · as The Trumpeter
Show-Business at War
Movie · as Self
Shine
Movie · as Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
Movie · as Self
Sleepy Time Down South
Movie · as Self
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Going Places
Movie · as Gabe
Doctor Rhythm
Movie · as Trumpet Player
Artists & Models
Movie · as Self
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven
Movie · as Henry
København, Kalundborg og -?
Movie
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Movie · as Himself
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Movie · as Louis Armstrong
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Movie · as Himself
Ex-Flame
Movie · as Louis Armstrong